question_answer 12)

What is the difference between discrimination and stereo types?  

Answer:

Discrimination happens when people act on their prejudices or stereotypes. If you do something to put other people down, if you stop them from liking part in certain activities and taking up jobs, or stop them from living it. certain neighbour-hoods, prevent them front taking water from the same well or hand pump, or not allow them to drink tea in the same cups or glasses as others, you are discriminating against them. When we fix people into one image we create a stereotype.  When people say that those who belong to a particular country, religion, sex, race or economic background are "stingy", "lazy," "criminal" or "dumb," they are using stereotypes. They are stingy and generous people every- where, in every country, in every religion, in every group whether rich or poor, male or female. And just because some people are like that it is not fair to think that everyone will be the same. Stereotypes stop us from looking at each person as a unique individual with his or her own special qualities and skills that are different from others.